Gang murders man in Trichy

TRICHY: A six-member gang hacked a man to death in Trichy on Tuesday night.
The murdered man has been identified as M Manivasagam, 21, of Arjunan Nagar at Melakalkandarkottai in the city.
The Golden Rock police registered a case against R Srinath of Melakalkandarkottai, S Rocky alias Rahul, 20, of Keezhakalkandarkottai, S Aakash of Keezhakandarkottai and three of his accomplices.
The accused unlawfully assembled on the Kamaraj Nagar Road in Melakalkandarkottai on Tuesday night and hacked Manivasagam to death with machetes. The gang fled from the scene.
The victim worked in a chicken shop. Preliminary inquiries revealed that Manivasagam’s friend Prasanna and accused Srinath had a fight in October last year while drinking liquor. Following this, Manivasagam assaulted Srinath with a knife. A case was registered against Manivasagam following that incident.